Hopple



No. 627,040. Patented June I3, !899.

P. W. AMLIE.

HOPPLE.

(Application filed May 26, 1598.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL WV. AMLIE, OF COOPERSTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA.

HOPPLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 627,040, dated June 13,1899.

Application filed May 26, 1898. serial No 681,852. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL W. AMLIE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cooperstown, in the county of Griggs and State of NorthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hopples, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to hopples for animals; and its object is toprovide a device of this character which will be inexpensive tomanufacture and strong and durable in use and may be easily applied toand removed from the animals legs.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationsof devices hereinafter fully described, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of ahopple embodying the invention, and Fig. 2 is a sectional View.

The hopple consists of two counterpart members A and B, each comprisinga stem or shank a and a loop or band formed of two sections 1) and c,hinged together at the point d. The section b of the band is formedintegral with the stem or shank a, and the free end of the section a isbent inwardly to form a catch 6, adapted to engage a lug or projection fon the stem or shank a. The hinged section a after engaging the lug f issecured in such engagement by a slide g, arranged on the stem andsecured to one end of a spring h, which is coiled around the stem andsecured at its opposite end thereto, as shown at z'.

Itis obvious that the tendency of the spring h is to force the slide gtoward the band or loop, and hence said spring serves to retain saidslide in position over the end of the band- I section a to hold thelatter in engagement with the lug f. e

To disconnect the section 0 from the stem, so that said section maybeturned on its hinge to remove the band from the animal, it is onlynecessary to grasp the slide 9 with the fingers and force it alongthestem against the tension of the spring until the end of the section 0 isfree.

The two bands or loops are connected by links 70, connected together attheir ends I and secured at their opposite ends m to the bands, asshown.

The bands are preferably made of metal, although I of course do notrestrict myself to any particular material in their construction.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim is- A hopple foranimals consisting of two con= nected counterpart sections, eachcomprising a stem provided with a projecting lug, and a band or loopformed of two hinged sections, one of said sections being integral withthe stem while the other section is bent at its free end to form a catchadapted to enage the lug on the stem, in combination with a slidearranged on the stem and a coil-spring surrounding the stem and securedat one end to the slide, and at its opposite end to the stem said springbeing adapted to be compressed by the movement of the slide to releasethe sections and to automatically force the slide back to lock thesections when the slide is released.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PAUL w. AMLIE.

Witnesses:

G. E. J UELL, FRANKLIN A. HASKELL.

